Chop the onion and red pepper. Wash the potatoes and zucchini, but do not peel. Shred the zucchini and the potatoes using the large whole on a box grater or use a food processor. Put all of the vegetables into a bowl and stir well to combine. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add vegetables and flatten as best you can with a spatula, reduce heat to medium and let fry. After 10 minutes lift up an edge to see how it looks. Keep checking until it's a nice, golden brown. (Mine took about 15 minutes – increase the heat if it takes longer than that) Then you can do one of two things:

Put a plate (or tray) on top of the skillet. Grabbing the plate and skillet together (with hot pads) flip them over so that the cake is on the plate. Slide the cake back into the pan to cook the other side, another 10 – 12 minutes. When done, slide onto a plate cut into wedges and serve.

Or, carefully turn large sections with a spatula. Pat back together and fry until brown on that side, another 10 – 15 minutes. Slice onto a platter and serve.

In addition to the above, for the week of August 8 we have Salmon Salad with Spanish Rice, Grilled Cornish Hens with Molasses Glaze, Chicken Satay, Vitello Tonnato, Pasta with Fresh Tomato and Green Olive Sauce and more…

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Interesting! The Paris Hilton line really cracked me up because LB and I were just talking about her this morning because one of our esteemed presidential candidates compared the other to her in a commercial (oh, the shame) and then she made her own commercial about how she might as well be a candidate for presidency then.

Actually, those rules in Dubai don’t sound that onerous – it’s the punishments that are exaggerated. The rest (except the prescription drugs and perhaps the drinking) seem just like civility. Oh, and living with someone who is not a family member… that might challenge a bunch of Americans!

Simona, it seems strange to havt to rely on others for my courgette this year… but I still seem to have an ample supply! Michelle, I just watched that add – it’s wonderful! Zoomie, you’re right, the rules are normal. It’s just the seriousness with which they enforce them that is surprising some people… Mike, best move to Dubai with your eyes open!